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Category Archives: Gaza
The Syrian Army of Islam Can Learn a Lesson from Hamas
by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is a student in the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College and a reporter for War Is Boring. He focuses on the relationship between Islam and conflict in Syria and Sudan. The Army of … Continue reading
Posted in Austin Michael Bodetti, English, Gaza, Syria
Tagged Army of Islam, Gaza, hamas, Syria, syrian opposition, the Syrian Civil War
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Hamas Is Hardline but Palestinian Islamic Jihad Is Even More Extreme
by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is a student in the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College and a reporter for War Is Boring. He focuses on the relationship between Islam and conflict in Syria and Sudan. The Islamic Resistance … Continue reading
Posted in Austin Michael Bodetti, English, Gaza, Terrorism
Tagged Gaza, hamas, hezbollah, Iran, israel, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, PIJ, terrorism
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Israel is Fighting a New War of Attrition
by Robert Beckhusen. Robert Beckhusen is a freelance writer who contributes regularly at War is Boring. He’s also written for publications including C4ISR Journal, Wired, The Daily Beast and World Politics Review. You can follow him on Twitter. If anyone expected Israel’s war with Hamas to end … Continue reading
Posted in English, Gaza, International, Robert Beckhusen, Security Policy, Terrorism
Tagged Egypt, Gaza, hamas, israel, israeli invasion, Kidnapping, Strategy
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Rockets and Iron Dome, the Case of Lebanon
by Jassem Al Salami. The 2014 Gaza conflict marks a new breaking point in Israel-Palestine balance of power. From 1982 when Palestinian militia started to fire rockets from southern Lebanon toward northern Israel up until today cheap rockets have … Continue reading
Posted in English, Gaza, International, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Terrorism
Tagged Gaza, hamas, hezbollah, Iran, islamic revolution, israel, lebanon, media, Military, southern lebanon, Syria, terrorists, war
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Wofür Israel und Hamas diesmal wirklich kämpfen – über Berichterstattung und Krieg in Gaza
von Sascha Bruchmann. Sascha Bruchmann hat Internationales Recht und Internationale Politik in München und den USA studiert. Er war zuletzt als Analyst für den Raum MENA eingesetzt. Der Unterschied zwischen Anlass und Ursache eines Konfliktes, ist der zwischen dem offensichtlichen … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, International, Sascha Bruchmann, Security Policy, Terrorism
Tagged Gaza, hamas, Hisbollah, Iran, israel, Kidnapping, muslim brotherhood, Palästinenser, syrien, war
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Israels maritime Aufrüstung im Rennen um das Mittelmeergas
von Niklas Anzinger. Niklas Anzinger hat an der Universität Bayreuth Philosophy & Economics (B.A.) studiert. Er arbeitet derzeit beim American Enterprise Institute in Washington D.C. und wird ab August 2013 International Security & Development an der Syracuse University studieren. Am … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, General Knowledge, Lebanon, Niklas Anzinger, Piracy, Proliferation, Russia, Sea Powers, Syria, Technology, Terrorism
Tagged israel, Israel navy, Mittelmeer, NATO
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Die USA beschiessen die Taliban mit Phosphorbomben
Als Israel zwischen Ende 2008 und 2009 während der Operation “Gegossenes Blei” Phosphor-Munition einsetzte, war die Kritik in der Öffentlichkeit richtigerweise gross. Im Protokoll III der Konvention über das Verbot oder die Beschränkung des Einsatzes bestimmter konventioneller Waffen vom 10. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Gaza, International, Iraq
Tagged Afghanistan, David Axe, Gaza, international humanitarian law, phosphor, Taliban
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Gaza-Update
Die Operation “Gegossenes Blei” dauert nun schon 15 Tage und es zeichnet sich kein Ende ab. Im Gegenteil: Israel kündigte in Flugblätter an, dass die Bombardierungen noch verstärkt würden, vermutlich um den immer noch andauernden Abschuss von Raketen durch die … Continue reading
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Operation “Gegossenes Blei”
Am 27.12.2008 startete die israelische Armee die Operation “Gegossenes Blei” als Antwort auf die Raketenangriffe aus dem Gazastreifen auf israelisches Territorium. Damit war ein Waffenstillstand gebrochen, der nie wirklich einer war, denn schon vorher schossen Splittergruppen der Hamas Raketen auf … Continue reading